What is the best way to reuse blocks of XAML?

Question

I\'ve got many user controls like this:

PageManageCustomers.xaml.cs:

public partial class PageManageCustomers : BasePage
{
 ...
}


        

Answer 1

Use resource dictionaries - add a MyDictionary.xaml file to your project, setting its Build Action to "Page":

<ResourceDictionary
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
    <DataTemplate x:Key="manageAreaCellTemplate">
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
            <TextBlock Style="{DynamicResource ManageLinkStyle}"
              Tag="{Binding Id}" Text="Delete" MouseDown="System_Delete_Click"/>
            <TextBlock Text=" "/>
            <TextBlock Style="{DynamicResource ManageLinkStyle}"
              Tag="{Binding Id}" Text="Edit" MouseDown="System_Edit_Click"/>
        </StackPanel>
    </DataTemplate>
</ResourceDictionary>

Then in other XAML files you refer to it with:

<ResourceDictionary>
    <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        <ResourceDictionary Source="MyDictionary.xaml"/>
    </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
    ... some other local resources ...
</ResourceDictionary>

and refer to your resource as Template={StaticResource manageAreaCellTemplate}.